THE SPACE COMMUNITY RECENTLY. AN INTERSTELLAR COMET THAT BEGAN OUTSIDE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM HAS JUST MADE ITS CLOSEST PASS OF THE SUN. THAT’S RIGHT. SO ASTRONOMERS HAVE OBSERVED THE COMET SINCE JULY, BUT ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a cosmic first for this decade, astronomers have identified a mysterious comet from another galaxy — marking only the third time in history that an interstellar object has entered ...
3I/’Three Eye’ Atlas is an interstellar visitor capturing the attention of scientists with its unusual behavior and chemical makeup. Unlike typical comets in our solar system, it shows high levels of ...
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth on Friday, Dec. 19. The comet will pass within about 170 million miles of our planet and poses no danger. While not visible to the naked ...